[HTML][HTML] Surface-active ionic liquids: A review

CS Buettner, A Cognigni, C Schröder… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
The combination of water and surface-active ionic liquids provides a unique reaction
medium, facilitating aggregation and micellization of the ionic liquid to allow for chemical …

The latest advances in biomedical applications of chitosan hydrogel as a powerful natural structure with eye-catching biological properties

R Eivazzadeh-Keihan, EB Noruzi, SF Mehrban… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Springer
Chitosan is one of the natural cationic polymers with unique properties such as non-toxicity,
biodegradability, biocompatibility, environmentally friendly that has various biomedical …

Liquid formulations based on ionic liquids in biomedicine

WX Zhang, YR Gao, R Xue, W Nguyen, W Chen… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ionic liquids (ILs) are innovative ionic solvents with unique properties of negligible vapor
pressure, favorable conductivity, high thermal and chemical stability as well as self …

Recent advances in surface-active ionic liquid-assisted self-assembly systems for drug delivery

RM Moshikur, MK Ali, M Moniruzzaman… - Current Opinion in Colloid …, 2021 - Elsevier
Surface-active ionic liquids (SAILs) are receiving growing interest as environmentally
friendly designer surfactants for various applications, including drug formulation and …

An update on synthesis, properties, applications and toxicity of the ILs

APS Raman, MB Singh, P Jain, P Chaudhary… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ionic liquids (ILs) have been in utility since the beginning of the 1980s due to their vast
range of features, uses, and environmentally acceptable nature. They have been presented …

Ionic liquid-based catanionic vesicles: A de novo system to judiciously improve the solubility, stability and antimicrobial activity of curcumin

M Jain, A Marfatia, N Imam, D Ray, VK Aswal… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Aqueous solubility and stability of curcumin could be ameliorated through its encapculation
within the micellar and vesicular assemblies. This could protect curcumin from the attack of …

Influence of the hydrophobicity of pluronic micelles encapsulating curcumin on the membrane permeability and enhancement of photoinduced antibacterial activity

MA Tănase, AC Soare, LM Diţu, CL Nistor, CI Mihaescu… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Apart from its well-known activity as an antimicrobial agent, Curcumin (CURC) has recently
started to arouse interest as a photosensitizer in the photodynamic therapy of bacterial …

Physicochemical and Functional Properties and Storage Stability of Chitosan–Starch Films Containing Micellar Nano/Microstructures with Turmeric and Hibiscus …

L Woszczak, K Khachatryan, M Krystyjan… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The dynamic development of the food industry and the growing interest of consumers in
innovative solutions that increase the comfort and quality of life push the industry towards …

Pharmaceutical Applications of Ionic Liquids: A Personal Account

R Md Moshikur, M Goto - The Chemical Record, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ionic liquids (ILs) have been extensively used in drug formulation and delivery as designer
solvents and other components because of their inherent tunability and useful …

Exploring steroidal surfactants as potential drug carriers for an anticancer drug curcumin: an insight into the effect of surfactants' structure on the photophysical …

S Mohanty, B Tirkey, SR Jena, L Samanta… - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
Despite having tremendous medicinal benefits, the practical applications of curcumin are
limited, owing to two major challenges: poor aqueous solubility and lack of bioavailability. In …